admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
such; this sort of; like this
empress (consort); queen (consort)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
drama; theatre; theater; play
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
changing clothes; change of clothes
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
general; popular; common; typical
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
each and all; every single one; everybody
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
script; libretto; scenario
reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)